Bottle pouring device



March 6, 1934. E, F LE 1,949,400

BOTTLE POURING DEVICE Filed Au 24, 1955 147' TOR/V575.

Patented Mar. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application August 24,1933, Serial No. 686,599 In Great Britain July 2'7, 1932 4 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved pouring device for bottled saucesand the like. Several varieties of sauces, for example, that are on themarket at the present day are of a more or less 5' viscuous nature withthe result that when a portion of the contents of the bottle are pouredout for consumption a few drops are apt to cling to the neck of thebottle and to be deposited thereon. Such deposit is objectionable andinsanitary and oiiends the eye of the consumer particularly in the caseof proprietary brands that are frequently passed from one table toanother in restaurants and tea rooms. Bottles containing syrup andmedicines, such as cough mixtures, are also subject to the sameobjection and the object of the present invention is to obviate thisdisadvantage by the provision of a device that may be readily attachedto the neck of the bottle and by easy manipulation allows the free flowof the contents therefrom without possibility of deposit so that thebottle is always kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

With this object a pouring device constructed according to thisinvention comprises an outer tube adapted to be fixed to the neck of abottle, an inner tube or pourer normally depending into the bottle neckand a lid covering the outer tube and adapted to be raised by anoperating lever that is connected to the pourer whereby the act ofopening the lid advances the pourer and enables the contents of thebottle to be poured freely therefrom.

' The lid is normally maintained in its closed position by the action ofa spring so that on release of the operating lever it closes, forming anairtight closure to the bottle, and in the act of closing returns thepourer to its normal position whereby, as will be hereinafter explained,any deposted contents are removed and pass back i0 through the pourerinto the bottle.

But in order that the nature of the invention may be more clearlyunderstood reference may now be made to the accompanying drawing inwhich similar reference characters relate to like parts in both thefigures:

Figure 1 showing a perspective view of the device in actual operation,and

Figure 2 a sectional elevation of the same to a larger scale.

As shown in the drawing the device comprises inner and outer concentrictubes, the outer tube a being formed with the depending curved springfigers 2) adapted to engage the neck of a bottle 0 and to be retained inposition thereon by the clamping ring it adjustable by means of thescrew e and barrel nut f. To the inner periphery of the upper end of thetube b is fixed a dished plate g with a central aperture h to receivethe inner tube or pourer k the upper end m of which is bellmouthed asshown so that in its normal position depending into the bottle neck itbeds on the shoulder 12 formed around the orifice h.

' A hemi-spherical lid 0 covering the outer tube a and with an operatinglever 32 aifixed thereto is hinged by the bail q and hinge pin r to thetube a and is maintained in its closed position forming an air-tightclosure to the bottles and shewn in full lines in Figure 2, by the coilspring 8 that encircles the pin 1", one end t of the spring s beingfixed to the ring a whilst the other end it bears against the bail q. Acranked rod '0 convemently secured to the under surface of the lever 30at w and x passes freely through a hole y in a lip a on the bell flangem of the pourer k and is provided with a loop a at its outer end.

The operation of the device described above will be readily understoodon reference to Figure 1 of the drawing. The bottle is tipped as usualand then the lever p is depressed, an action which can be readilyeffected by the forefinger of the hand holding the bottle, therebyraising the lid 0' against the action of the spring 8. The raising ofthe lid 0 and the depression of the lever 10 through the connectingrod 1) advances the pourer tube It so that its mouth m is well inadvance of the tube a and the contents of the bottle flow freely throughthe tube It.

When the desired quantity has been withdrawn the lever p is releasedwhereby the lid 0 closes under the action of the spring s and returnsthe pourer k to its normal position and it will be clear that anycontent that may have deposited in the plate g will due to its'dishformation flow towards the aperture h from whence it will be removed bythe return action of the pourer tube is and will pass back through thesame into the bottle.

The device may be made of any suitable material such as metal orporcelain or even of a mouldable composition, and is preferablynon-corrodible.

What I claim is:-

1. A pouring device for sauce bottles and the like comprising an outertube formed with depending curved spring fingers adapted to engage theneck of a bottle, an adjustable clamping ring to retain said springfingers in position, a dished plate fixed interiorly to the upper end ofthe outer tube and provided with a central aperture, an inner pourertube slidably mounted in said aperture, a hemi-spherical lid coveringthe outer tube and movably supported thereby and. maintained in closedair-tight position by a spring, a lever for raising the lid and a rodconnecting said lever to the pourer tube, substantially as described.

2. A pouring device for bottles and the like comprising an outer tubeadapted to be fixed to the neck of a bottle, a pourer tube slidablydisposed within said outer tube and normally supported thereby so as todepend into the bottle neck, a lid hinged to said outer tube andnormally covering the same, a lever connected to said lid for raisingthe latter to open position, and an operative connection between saidlever and the pourer tube for advancing the latter out of the bottleneck upon actuation of said lever to raise the lid.

3. A pouring device for bottles and the like comprising an outer tubeadapted to be fixed to the neck of a bottle, a pourer tube slidablydisposed within said outer tube and normally supported thereby so as todepend into the bottle neck, a lid hinged to said outer tube and normally covering the same, a lever connected to said lid for raising thelatter to open position, and an operative connection between said leverand the pourer tube for moving the latter out of and into the bottleneck upon the opening and closing of the lid respectively, and springmeans operative to close said lid upon release of said lever.

4. A pouring device for sauce bottles and the like comprising an outertube formed with depending curved spring fingers adapted to engage theneck of a bottle, an adjustable clamping ring to retain said springfingers in position, a dished plate fixed interiorly to the upper end ofthe outer tube and provided with a central aperture, an inner pourertube slidably mounted in said aperture, a hemi-spherical lid coveringthe outer tube and movably supported thereby, a lever for raising thelid and a rod connecting said lever to the pourer tube.

ERNEST FREDERICK BAILEY.

